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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Poor baby. 
I'd just send the dog away. Dogs can get jealous of babies and new additions to the family. I blame the parents. I don't believe in having unattended animals around kids under a certain age. |
Yes.
I have mixed feelings about criminal charges against the parents in cases like this, but it bugs me when people want to blame animals for being animals.
If the dog is unsafe generally, then put it down. If, like the relatively recent case in Florida, your snake can't be kept in it's cage because it's too big and powerful, you probably need to get rid of the snake by giving it to someone prepared to keep it safely or get a much more powerful cage yourself. (I don't get snake ownership, so I won't face this particular problem.)
But no one should be particularly surprised or outraged at the animals when they regard prey-sized humans as prey.
ETA: actually this case is weirder according to the parents. They seem to think the dog regarded the baby like a puppy.